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The Port of Missing Men
Billy Gohl, Labor, and Brutal Times in the Pacific Northwest
In the early twentieth century so many dead bodies surfaced in the rivers around Aberdeen, Washington, that they were nicknamed the “floater fleet." When Billy Gohl (1873–1927), a powerful union official, was arrested for murder,...
ISBN: 9780295751207
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Radical Workers and Community Struggle in the Pacific Northwest
Brings to life Grays Harbor's fiery legacy of class conflict
In the early decades of the twentieth century, Grays Harbor was the Lumber Capital of the World. While thousands of lumber and maritime workers fought for...
ISBN: 9780295754000
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